In my previous posts, I mentioned that I have been working with numerous schools in Staten Island and South Brooklyn on PBL. A starting point for teachers who are creating projects, is developing a strong essential question that will help to drive the project through the entire process.
I have to admit though, that for some time I had difficulty understanding this question. Developing an essential question has been the most challenging part of this entire process.
So what is an essential question anyway?
An essential question is a question that sparks research, is not easily answerable, and does not have a right/wrong answer. These questions need to be debatable and allow students to explore their interests. Hopefully it will spark their passions and the educators passion as well. I highly recommend that you do not discourage students in anyway. Allow them to explore and find NOT answers, but more questions.
Links that may help:
http://ozpk.tripod.com/pbl.html
http://www.gstboces.org/iss/iss/trainings/webquesting/handouts/EssentialQuestions.pdf
http://www.techlearningtools.com/Themes/Developing_EQuestions.htm
http://www.uwsp.edu/Education/lwilson/learning/quest1.htm
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